SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 807 WHEREAS, Members of the drama club at Crockett Middle School in Pecos demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the arts by organizing a quote-a-thon fund-raiser; and WHEREAS, For the event, club members tasked themselves with memorizing 20 quotations from Shakespeare's works, ranging from one to eight lines, as well as with identifying the play, act, and scene in which each passage appears and the character who spoke it; the students then had to correctly recite their selections and answer questions on them, or else complete one lap of the school's track; and WHEREAS, Participants solicited donations for the benefit, and a portion of the event's proceeds helped to fund a trip for the students to attend a performance of Larry Shue's The Foreigner at the Odessa College Globe Theater; the club also made a generous contribution to Texans for the Arts; and WHEREAS, Under the guidance of club sponsor Michelle Taylor, the Crockett students who took part in the fund-raiser include Anjelica Mata, Courtney Hollon, Haley Hodges, Kaitlyn Loya, Jonathan Marquez, Louis Le, Gianna Rico, J'Lynn Estorga, Lauren Conger, Harvey Fuentes, and Adriel Carrasco; and WHEREAS, Through their efforts, these fine young Texans not only enhanced their knowledge of the arts but also helped to support vibrant arts communities across the Lone Star State, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby recognize the members of the Crockett Middle School drama club on their participation in the Shakespeare quote-a-thon and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Uresti ________________________________ President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 18, 2017. ________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ________________________________ Member, Texas Senate